Zion Benton NJROTC defeats Pueblo County AJROTC
Zion Benton NJROTC defeated Pueblo County AJROTC 1083.9 to 966.6 in the 2022 National Air Rifle New Shooter League. Their sixth win in a row. Zion Benton NJROTC finishes the season in first place overall. They finished the season with a 8 - 0 record. Zion Benton NJROTC was led by, Addyson Gustafson who shot a 277.8. The remaining contributing members were Miah Leong, Brianna Benedetto, and Nathan Zelaya. Zion Benton NJROTC is from Zion, IL, and is coached by Dan Hackstein.
Pueblo County AJROTC finished the season with a 4 - 4 record. They finishes the season in ninth place overall. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by, Joshua Romero who shot a 263.2. The remaining contributing members were Sariga Suresh, Maximus Wilcox, and Christopher Chavez. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Next up Zion Benton NJROTC will compete against Norview NJROTC from Norfolk, VA. Norview NJROTC currently has a 8 - 0 record. While Pueblo County AJROTC will compete against Liberty County from Bristol, FL. Liberty County currently has a 4 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022031408520868.1
Zion Benton NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1808
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1834
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